The Nike Air Max2 Light Returns For Spring Summer 2019

The Nike Air Max2 Light has found its way through our doors bringing with it impressive levels of vintage athletic appeal and of course some similarly gob smacking mechanics below. Looking for your next pair of hot weather kicks? Look no further.

From head to toe denim ensembles and frosted tips to the birth of the internet in America and successful attempts at cloning a sheep named Dolly, there is no denying that the ‘90s was a wild time not only for fashion, but for society in general. With significant events cropping up left, right and centre, fashion trends spinning out of control and genetically engineered barnyard animals to contest with Nike had to do something drastic to stay out in front and build upon the momentum they had created with the launch of the now legendary Air Max 1 in 1987.

Cue what could arguably be seen as the great glory days for the Beaverton born sportswear company as they set to work putting in place the foundations from which their footwear empire still stands to this day, releasing instant classic after instant classic and kicking things up a notch when it came to gas injected midsoles. Booting things off with the Air Max 90 the era lays claim to the crème de la crème of exposed air unit silhouettes boasting a fear-inducing numerical line-up that consists of heavy-hitters such as the Air max 95, Air Max 180, the 93, 97, 98 and of course the Nike Air Max2 Light.

Unleashed to the world in 1994 the Nike Air Max2 Light was the next iteration in Nike’s Light line-up which thanks to a clever composition of less weighty materials provided, as the name suggests, a much more lightweight frame when compared to its fellow air max brethren. Couple this with an arsenal of the latest fine-tuned advancements at it’s disposal and some purposeful adjustments to the core fundamentals of the now tried and tested air max technology and it’s easy to see why the trainer was an instant success.

In a move which could be seen as responsible for pioneering future tech, such as Tuned Air, and in an answer to the increasing demand for more responsive running footwear the Nike Air Max2 Light split its air infused midsole into different compartments, alternating the amount of pressure in each to reach new levels of underfoot support and performance enhancing ingenuity. But, aside from the abundance of complexities found at ground level, perhaps what made the Nike Air Max2 Light such a fan favourite was its multi-panelled uppers and robustly shaped dimensions which took on its array of bold colours with ease.

Returning just in time for summer with the addition of some cuhslon foam and a fresh lick of OG coloured paint, the Nike Air Max2 Light sticks to its original winning formula boasting lashings of contrasting colour blocked red mesh and suede uppers against a clean white leather base. Staying grounded with hits of black to the side swoosh and outsole the trainer is finished with retro branding to the tongue, subdued grey accents to the heel and a green tinged air unit.

Unlike many of the trends from the ‘90s most of us would all rather forget, this is one old school runner we are more than happy to see back in modern day rotations. The Nike Air Max2 Light is available online and in store at Aphrodite now.